Staar Surgical, based in Monrovia, Calif ., is seeking FDA approval for a competing phakic lens that is inserted behind the iris in the same location where surgeons put synthetic lenses for cataract patients.
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There are two awards of medals made each year : the IIIC Medal lecture and the Jan Worst Medal lecture, named after the Dutch surgeon and pioneer in phakic lens surgery Dr Jan Worst of Groningen.
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Phakic intraocular lenses are indicated for patients with high refractive errors when the usual laser options for surgical correction ( LASIK and D if the patient has enough anterior chamber depth ( ACD ) of at least 3 mm.
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In ophthalmology, pilocarpine is also used to reduce the possibility of glare at night from lights when the patient has undergone implantation of phakic intraocular lenses; the use of pilocarpine would reduce the size of the pupils, relieving these symptoms.
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Some people have had a combination of intraocular surgeries, such as Pseudophakia or Phakic implants, along with their keratotomies and many underwent " purse-string " suturing to control over-correction ( Dr . Green s Lasso suture ).
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If a phakic IOL patient is assumed to have a 50-year lifespan, the overall decline in ACD may add up to 0.6-0.85 mm, long-term data about this effect are not available.
